one of five teams to advance from the new preliminary round

"I don't feel like the door is that wide open for me," said the former St Etienne player. "There is a lot of work to do to get back to my best level looking ahead to [UEFA] EURO 2008™." Coupet is right to be wary. He was left with shattered dreams ahead of the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals as Fabien Barthez was handed the No1 shirt even though Coupet had just won a fifth successive French title with Lyon.
World and European champions Germany will meet the Netherlands, Switzerland,wholesale nfl jerseys, Belgium and Wales in the defence of their continental title after the UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ qualifying group draw was made in Nyon by UEFA Chief Executive Lars-Christer Olsson and Karen Espelund, chairwoman of the UEFA Women's Football Committee. Eleven places are up for grabs alongside hosts Finland in the final tournament which has been expanded from eight to 12 teams. Qualifying systemThirty countries will compete in the main qualifying phase between April 2007 and October 2008 with only the group winners assured of a berth in Finland. The six runners-up and four third-placed sides with the best records against the nations finishing first, second and fourth in their groups will be drawn into five two-legged play-offs for the remaining spots in the summer 2009 showpiece. While Germany are going for a fifth straight title since 1995 - and seventh overall - 2005 runners-up Norway are hoping for a third European crown. They take on Russia, Poland, Austria and Israel, one of five teams to advance from the new preliminary round, along with Wales. Swedish taskAnother of those pioneers, Romania, have the daunting task of tackling inaugural continental champions Sweden, the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup runners-up, along with Italy, Hungary and the Republic of Ireland. Denmark and England have qualified for the 2007 World Cup with Germany, Sweden and Norway; Kenneth Heiner-Møller's Denmark side are in Group 5 with Ukraine,cheap authentic nhl jerseys, Scotland,http://www.kidsnkinship.org/forms/kidform.htm, Portugal and Slovakia, while England encounter the Czech Republic, Spain, Belarus and Northern Ireland. France, pipped to the World Cup by England, play Iceland, Serbia, Greece and Slovenia. UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ qualifying draw Group 1EnglandCzech RepublicSpainBelarusNorthern Ireland*Group 2SwedenItalyHungaryRepublic of IrelandRomania*Group 3FranceIcelandSerbiaGreeceSloveniaGroup 4Germany (holders)NetherlandsSwitzerlandBelgiumWales*Group 5 DenmarkUkraineScotlandPortugalSlovakia*Group 6 NorwayRussiaPolandAustriaIsrael**qualified from preliminary round Related ItemsKing keeps Ireland improvingDomanski-Lyfors looks aheadEngland 'work starts again'Loisel wary but satisfiedBerntsen shows respect for RussiaFavourites aim for finals returnGermany loom for Group 4 rivalsDenmark confident as foes reuniteIreland and Hungary have the honour
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